diff --git a/bootstrap/helpers/databases.php b/bootstrap/helpers/databases.php
index 8f4f373b7..03a2e4fa3 100644
--- a/bootstrap/helpers/databases.php
+++ b/bootstrap/helpers/databases.php
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ use App\Models\SwarmDocker;
 use Illuminate\Support\Collection;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Storage;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
-use RuntimeException;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\File\Exception\FileNotFoundException;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\StreamedResponse;
-use Throwable;
 
 function create_standalone_postgresql($environmentId, StandaloneDocker|SwarmDocker $destination, ?array $otherData = null, string $databaseImage = 'postgres:16-alpine'): StandalonePostgresql
 {
diff --git a/tests/Unit/HelperSyntaxTest.php b/tests/Unit/HelperSyntaxTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4c0af235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/HelperSyntaxTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php
+
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
+
+it('loads the database helper without PHP warnings', function () {
+    $process = new Process([
+        PHP_BINARY,
+        '-d',
+        'display_errors=1',
+        '-d',
+        'error_reporting=E_ALL',
+        '-l',
+        __DIR__.'/../../bootstrap/helpers/databases.php',
+    ]);
+
+    $process->run();
+
+    expect($process->isSuccessful())->toBeTrue()
+        ->and($process->getOutput().$process->getErrorOutput())->not->toContain('Warning');
+});